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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Joiner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joiner and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Joiner:
    • 35.509811, -90.147839
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Joiner
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
    • Since Joiner is near Crittenden County and also Tipton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tipton County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Joiner

Communities Also Named Joiner ...

We found one communities that are also named Joiner.

Within Arkansas, the name Joiner is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Joiner in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Joiner is located in Fayette County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Joiner that is located in Mississippi County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Joiner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Joiner ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Birdsong
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Cat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Cat is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cat
  • Deans Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Deans Island is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Island
  • Dimple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dimple is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple
  • Frenchmans Bayou
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Lake is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lake
  • Howards Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Howards Landing is located in Tipton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Landing
  • Marie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marie is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Pecan Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
  • Stacy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stacy is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy

How Far From Joiner to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Joiner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joiner and extending to:

  • Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Joiner to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,191 miles [8,354.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joiner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Joiner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Joiner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5098, Longitude: -90.1478    
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.876 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.104 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.293 degrees.